Service Partners

Trusted Services and Referral Partners in Ottawa

With more than 20 years of experience in serving seniors, Retire-At-Home has developed some strong working relationships with like-minded companies. Below is a list, in alphabetical order, of some of our trusted service partners and referral partners.

Amanda Sterczyk Fitness

Personal Training, Group Fitness, Movement Coaching

Amanda Sterczyk is a Certified Personal Trainer (ACSM), an Exercise is Medicine Canada (EIMC) Fitness Professional, and a Certified Essentrics® Instructor. She has been teaching group fitness classes since 2010. Amanda has taught men, women and children of all ages, as well as elite athletes. She offers in-home personal training in central Ottawa. Amanda specializes in helping older adults maintain and increase strength, flexibility, and mobility. No fitness goal is too small!

Beechwood, Funeral, Cemetery & Cremation Services

Beechwood operates on a not-for-profit basis and is not publicly funded. This is unique within the Ottawa community and governed in the spirit of public service. All funds are used for the maintenance, enhancement and preservation of this National Historic Site for generations to come.

With an extensive discipline in the cemetery, funeral and cremation services, Tania has over 20 years in the bereavement sector. Specializing in pre-planning, she can take you through all the steps required, giving the ultimate gift to your loved ones.

Capital Home Medical Equipment

Capital Home Medical Equipment serves Ottawa and the surrounding valley with home medical equipment, products, services, always striving to improve the quality of life for all of our customers with our expertise and proven experience. We are your Home Health Care Specialists, locally owned and operated, focusing on serving our community residents. We offer a unique one of a kind, location for all your home medical and mobility needs with a wide variety of products; bathroom safety, CPAP, medical supplies, lift chairs, wheel chairs, walkers, mobility scooters, ramps, and more all under one roof for your convenience.

Our friendly, dedicated Home Health Care Specialists will assist you, ensuring you make the right choice for your requirements. We also provide services in custom alterations, repairs, maintenance, installation, adjustments and tune ups by our highly qualified technicians. For temporary requirements we also offer rentals on various equipment like bathroom safety, mobility, ramps, beds and wheelchairs.

If you have any further questions or would like to book an appointment with one of our specialists, contact us at www.capitalhme.ca

ADP (Assistive Devices Program) Authorized Vendor by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

CMA – Canadian Medical Alliance

Diagnostic Imaging Service Provider

CMA services the Ottawa area offering a full range of digitized modalities including X-ray, general ultrasound, vascular ultrasound, mammogram, bone densitometry, echocardiogram, holter monitoring, loop event recorder, electrocardiogram and pain management. These examinations are critical in the detection of early stage diseases.

Today, CMA is using state of the art equipment operates over 20 convenient centers of excellence along with an additional 60 mobile multi modality locations.

With its newly implemented software, images and reports are available to all referring physicians online and in real time. We have kept our health system intimate and personal because that is what our patients cherish most about CMA. At the same time, we have continued to address the needs of our community by providing cutting-edge technology and new medical services.

Hear Fine

Hear Fine is a fully equipped Audiology practice located in Bells Corners that specialize in home visits to seniors with mobility issues. They provide hearing aids, hearing tests, home visits, customs ear molds, assistive listening devices, and more.

Neil Fine, Owner of Hear Fine, is an audiologist who was born and raised in Ottawa. His passion comes from friends and family who suffer from hearing loss in addition to his own experience with recurrent ear infections as a child. Neil is registered with SAC by passing their nationwide clinical certification exam. Certification with SAC is the highest professional standard as set by the national association of audiologists and speech language pathologists.

IDA partnered with Retire-At-Home to provide our west-end clients with in-home medication reviews by a pharmacist. They also offer home delivery of medications for those clients considering switching pharmacies for a more personalized service.

Life in Progress – Jenny Dyall

Coming to terms with grief demands recovery and resolution.

None of us are immune to loss. We don’t journey through life without experiencing the death of a loved one, a painful breakup, unemployment or failing health. But for many of us, those traumas aren’t resolved–making the past a painful burden. Guided counselling can provide a practical, therapeutic approach to rediscovering a life free from grief.

Jenny Dyall is an Adult Educator who has also earned certification as a Grief Recovery Specialist. She has facilitated grief recovery sessions and workshops for individuals and organizations since 1996. Jenny’s mission is to help you understand how unresolved grief becomes problematic and harmful and how completion can lead you to an enhanced level of joy and zest for living.

Lima Denture & Implant Solutions

There’s nothing more charming than a nice smile!

A beautiful, properly functioning denture can ensure that you maintain your appearance as well as ensure that you stay healthy by eating properly. At Lima Denture and Implant Solutions, we offer services in removable dentures, fixed dental implants, same day denture repairs and relining as well as custom, teeth grinding guards , and stop-snoring aids.With over 30 years of dental field background, you can be assured that you will be receiving the highest expertise and un-paralleled service, all in the comfort of your own home.

Liquid Gym

Therapy and Training Centre

LiquidGym is an 8000 square foot unique complex for physiotherapy and training. The complex is designed for both hydrotherapy, hydrotraining, and land therapy and training. The 3000 square foot aquatic area houses 4 pools dedicated to therapy and training. The pools have underwater treadmills with cameras and TV monitors and underwater bikes plus an Endless Pool swim current and upper body stations. The land area features an AlterG Anti-Gravity treadmill, along with other unique dryland gym equipment and workout areas.

Memory Matters

Making Life Memorable with Cognitive Stimulation Therapy

Memory Matters is a specialized service that works with individuals that have been diagnosed with some degree of cognitive impairment including Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. Their services are proactive, designed to stimulate and support individuals with maintaining a broad range of abilities.

Retire-At-Home has partnered with Ann Dobbins, RN and Founder of Memory Matters. Their services can be fully integrated into our everyday home care services to ensure our clients with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease are properly cared for.

Mobile Smiles

Professional Dental Hygiene services in your home

Dental Hygienist with 20 years experience in the field of oral health and a passion for community and mobile care. Bringing oral care services to those with limited access to care. GPA trainer and experience working with the aged.

Mobile dental hygiene services in Ottawa and surrounding area. They always take a collaborative team approach with other health care providers, working together to meet the needs of their clients. They follow the 2016 ODHA fee guide.

Next Steps Transitions

Ottawa’s Accessible Living Specialists

Next Step Transitions is Ottawa’s accessible living specialists. Their Registered Health Care Professionals work directly with their installation experts to develop and implement a barrier-free plan that meets your unique needs, preferences and mobility goals.

Next Step Transitions installations are based on the highest health care and accessibility standards in North America. They pride themselves on being a small, compassionate company that is dedicated to helping seniors make life at home safe, accessible and enjoyable.

Nurse On Board

Experts in Health Care Navigation

As patient advocates, Nurse On Board has one mission: to help you get the best care possible. By knowing the system inside out, the benefits of having a highly experienced Registered Nurse at your side to navigate the system is invaluable. Someone with experience – and the insight to know where to turn and what to ask.

Retire-At-Home has partnered with Susan Hagar, RN and Founder of Nurse On Board to ensure that all our clients receive the best possible care they can receive when the need for additional care and specialists is required.

RW Mortgages

Working for You, not the Banks!

The RWMortgages team is a division of The Mortgage Advisors. With a vast background in real estate, they strive to meet and exceed the expectations of their clients by offering a personalized and simple approach to borrowing. Their first and foremost goal is to hear out our clients concerns, assess their needs and goals, then implement the best solution accordingly.

RW Mortgages offer a mobile service for our client’s convenience, and many financing solutions such as first and second mortgages, and also reverse mortgages for senior clients.

Their team members have all completed the Canadian Association of Mortgage Professionals course as well as the Certified Reverse Mortgage Professionals accreditation.

Senior Moves

Senior Moving and Estate Services

Since 1996, owners Doug and Judy Robinson and their team of caring professionals have helped over 2,600 people with the relocation process and have given dozens of presentations on downsizing, moving seniors and other related topics.

It is often a very emotional time for seniors and their families and their experience, knowledge, sensitivity and care do help both the seniors and their families through the process.

Tea and Toast

Senior Living Counsellors

As advocates for seniors and families, Tea & Toast helps families navigate the retirement residence industry. Offering tailored research, touring and feedback, we will create side by side comparisons of retirement residences to help you to find your perfect new home.

Tea & Toast is a service designed to give you industry knowledge without having to become an expert yourself. Owner/Operator Amy McConnell brings many years of experience and a compassionate approach to finding the right solution.

TRAC Group

Established in 1996, TRAC Group is unique in its ownership, structure and service offering to clients. Founded by two Regulated Health Professionals, Registered Speech-Language Pathologist Christine McCool and Certified Rehabilitation Registered Nurse and Certified Life Care Planner Ruth Leppard know what disability management research proves: Clients with access to coordinated, inter-professional care have better outcomes when compared to services provided in isolation.